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CMS Penalties for Avoidable Readmissions Have Started

By | on 02, Oct 2012 |   Health Care Reform Care Coordination transitional care Will Hicklen Accountable Care Organizations Avoidable Readmissions ACO Managing Post Acute Care

The entire healthcare world has known for a long time that yesterday was coming: the day that CMS started penalizing hospitals for what are called avoidable readmissions. That's right--THAT just happe[...]

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Population Health IT for ACOs

By | on 01, Oct 2012 |   Population Health IT Care Coordination thought leadership transitional care Will Hicklen Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations ACO telehealth

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Care Coordination: Medical Home Model Delivers Results

By | on 28, Sep 2012 |   Care Coordination Will Hicklen Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations ACO

N.J. Medical Home Collaboration Pays Off for Patients, Physicians, and Insurer

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Accountable Care Organizations, Explained

By | on 27, Sep 2012 |   Care Coordination thought leadership Will Hicklen Care Transitions Accountable Care Organizations ACO Managing Post Acute Care ACO Technology

Significant confusion remains about Accountable Care. This overview from Kaiser Health News is a good primer for Hospitals, ACOs, and post acute providers. While existing ACOs and Hospitals are genera[...]

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Home Care Inspirational Quotes from Boyd and Nicholas

By | on 21, Sep 2012 |   Home Care Best Practices NAHC

When Ankota first started out, we went to several trade shows to meet people and to learn more about the home care industry. One of the first few people I remember meeting at the NAHC Financial Manage[...]

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Will You Survive All The Home Health Changes?

By | on 18, Sep 2012 |   Home Care Best Practices Health Care Reform Will Hicklen Care Transitions Physical Therapy software ACO

As readers of Ankota's blog will attest, we're not above borrowing a good article from someone else when we see it. We'll share it with the world if we like it. This post is an refreshing reminder abo[...]

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